Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Western Open, a professional golf tournament, was first played in 1899. At the time of its 2006 playing, the Western Open was the 3rd oldest active PGA Tour tournament, after the British Open (began 1860) and U.S. Open (began 1895). Beginning 2007, the Western Open was renamed the BMW Championship, part of the FedEx Cup playoff series, and played through 2012 with the PGA Tour''s point system as the sole qualification standard. It will not be open to amateurs. Western Open title sponsors have included Beatrice, Centel, Sprint, Motorola, Advil, Golf Digest and Cialis.